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Adobe is available to help you gain ocial recog-
nition for your Adobe product expertise. Become
Adobe certied and start reaping the benef its!
What is an Adobe Certifed Expert?
An Adobe Certifed Expert (ACE) is
a person who has demonstrated
profciency with one or more Adobe
sofware products. ACE is recognized
as a worldwide standard of excellence in
Adobe sofware knowledge. To become
an ACE, you must pass one or more
product-specifc profciency exams and
agree to the ACE terms
and conditions.
What is an Adobe Certied Professional?
Adobe Certifed Professionals (ACP) set
themselves apart from other IT profes-
sionals. Tey consistently demonstrate
expertise with Adobe products and
platforms, and add value to colleagues,
managers, and their own careers.
What is an Adobe Certied Instructor?
An Adobe Certifed Instructor (ACI)
is an Adobe Certifed Expert or Adobe
Certifed Professional who has taken his
or her skills to the next level, and pro-
vides instruction on Adobe products. In
order to become an ACI, you must show
you have an instructor qualifcation (a
teaching credential, passed the Comp-
TIA CTT+, or equivalent), and have
passed one or more product exams.
By becoming an ACI, you will receive
additional promotional and product
benefts that allow you to promote
your training services and prepare
your Adobe course content. As an ACI,
you can:
Receive prerelease sofware for products
on which you have current certifcations
Get educational pricing on Adobe
products, books, and training materials
Gain permission to use the Adobe
Certifed logo and Adobe trademarks in
advertising materials
For ACIs that operate as an independent
business, you are also eligible to:
Receive access to KnowledgeAdvisors
Metrics-that-Matter (MTM) on-line
course evaluation system
Receive a free listing in the Adobe Part-
ner Finder
Apply to receive mailing lists from the
Adobe registered user database
Gain access to Adobe global sales tools
Value of Certication
Becoming Adobe certifed gives you a
powerful way to communicate your skills
to the world. Whether you are a consul-
tant, instructor, job seeker, or employee,
Adobe certifcation is a strong validation
of your knowledge.
As an individual, an Adobe Certifed
credential allows you to:
Leverage the power of the Adobe
brand and resources
Diferentiate yourself or your business
Get your rsum noticed
Get the inside track on Adobes
latest oferings
As a business, use the Adobe Certifed
credential as a benchmark so you can:
Find the right person for the job
Quickly assess candidate skill level
Invest in, and promote, your most
promising empolyees
Adobe Certified
ACE Specialist certifcation
Specialists must pass all required () exams and any one elective () within any given certifcation
track. Note: Exam requirements are subject to change. Please go to http://www.adobe.com/
support/certifcation/ace_certify.html for the latest requirements.
Master certifcation: Recognizes your
skills in the Adobe product suites. To
become certifed as a Master, you must
pass the exam for each of the products
in the suite.
2. Adobe Certied Professional
One level of certifcation.
Single product certifcation: Rec-
ognizes your profciency in a single
Adobe product.
A current list product exams and re-
quirements can be found at www.adobe.
com/support/certifcation/ace_certify.
html.
Exam information
Adobe certifcation exams are admin-
istered by Pearson VUE and Tomson
Prometric, independent third-party
testing companies. Te exams are
computer-delivered, closed-book tests
consisting of 60 to 90 multiple-choice
questions. Each exam takes one to two
hours to complete, and results are given
to you at the testing center immediately
afer you fnish.
Te certifcation exam fee is USD
$150, and exam registration is easy. To
register online or to fnd a Pearson Vue
registration location, visit
www.pearsonvue.com. To register online
or to fnd a registration location to
register online for Tomson Prometric,
visit www.2test.com.
Preparing for exams
Te keys to preparing for a certifcation
exam are experience with the prod-
uct and studying using the following
resources:
Adobe product User Guides
Adobe Press books
Adobe Authorized Training Centers
(fnd the AATC nearest you through
the Adobe Partner Finder online at
http://partners.adobe.com/public/
partnerfnder/tp/show_fnd.do)
Adobe online training at
http://adobe.elementk.com
Tutorials and materials from Total
Training at www.totaltraining.com
Other training resources online at
www.adobe.com/support/training.html
Recertication
ACE and ACP certifcation for current
and previous versions of the product are
valid until 90 days afer a new version of
the exam is published. ACI certifcation
is valid on current product version only
and expires 90 days afer a new exam
version is published. Adobe will e-mail
you with the details about new exams as
well as a reminder of when your certif-
cation is due for renewal.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please visit the Adobe Certifed
home page for more information at
www.adobe.com/certifed.
Adobe helps people create, manage and deliver the
highest quality digital content in the world.
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Adobe InDesign
Adobe GoLive or Macromedia Dreamweaver
Adobe Acrobat Professional Print Production
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Eects
Choose a certication
Tere are two types of certifcation
from Adobe: Adobe Certifed Expert or
Adobe Certifed Professional. Choose
the one thats right for you.
1. Adobe Certied Expert
Tree levels of certifcation:
Single product certifcation: Recog-
nizes your profciency in a single Adobe
product. To qualify as an ACE, you
must pass one product-specifc exam.
Specialist certifcation: Recog-
nizes your profciency in a specifc
medium: print, Web, or video. To
become certifed as a Specialist,
you must pass the exams on the
required products listed below.